On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:30:53 AM UTC+1, Robin wrote:

Probably they got somebody like Mori to carry out a poll, asking a
number of statistically average people and extrapolating from that.

Yep. Details below[1][2] for the record + any other sceptical old gits
like me ;(
Possibly a few stats from A&E departments as well...
Not to arrive at a third of a million serious injuries.
Well the impact assessment in 2013 for the changes to Part P said A&E
figures must be treated with caution but the admissions due to electric
shock were less than 4,000 a year. That includes non-domestic. It also
reminded us that the original Part P assessment estimated "electrical
accidents caused around 41 fatalities, 2,740 serious injuries requiring
hospital treatment".
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[1]Shocks:
"4,032 interviews were conducted with adults in Great Britain aged 15+
from 06 to 27 May 2011 via Ipsos MORI's Capibus, the weekly face-to-face
omnibus survey, using a nationally representative quota sample across
Great Britain. The results have been weighted to reflect the known
profile of the adult population in Great Britain. Based on a confidence
interval of +/- 0.9% and the sample size of 4,032 the actual number
could vary between c2.1 to 2.8 million. Electric shock is defined as 'a
mains-voltage electric shock rather than a static shock of the type a
person might get from a car, for example."
[2]Injuries:
"Based on a survey of 4,032 adults in Great Britain aged 15+ who have
personally experienced an electric shock that resulted in injury while
at home or in the garden in the past twelve months including all those
who experienced one or more of the following injuries: Severe pain, Skin
burn without scarring, Bruising from a fall or severe muscular
contraction, Temporary blindness, Heartbeat disturbance, Persistent pain
or numbness, Higher blood pressure, Skin burn with scarring, Broken
bone(s), Difficulty breathing.'"

So injuries include 'bruising.' Let me guess, the survey was during work hours, when half the people asked were mentally ill. Surprisingly enough 50% of them were so bored that they said yes if asked if any scenario happened to them.


NT